Red Hawk Athletic Highlights

The Red
Hawk football team captured its 17th New Jersey Athletic Conference
Championship by defeating Kean University, 14-6. Montclair earned a berth in
the NCAA Division III Playoffs advancing to the second round. The Red Hawks
finished the year with a 10-2 record tying the school record for wins in a
season.

Men’s
Soccer

The
Montclair State men’s soccer team continues its run of excellence capturing its
fourth consecutive New Jersey Athletic Conference Championship. The Red Hawks
became the first team since the mid-1980s to win four straight conference
crowns. The team also etched its name into the record books for the longest
home winning streak in NCAA men’s soccer history. The Red Hawks set a new
standard with 44 straight wins at home, a streak that began in 2005.

All-Americans

Six
Montclair State athletes earned All-America honors during the 2009-10 academic
year. Football player Dominique Dixon became the first Red Hawk player to be
named to the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) since 1996 while
teammate Chris Merkle was named to the D3Football.com All-America Team. Soccer
Player Joseph Cullen was named All-American by the National Soccer Coaches
Association of America (NSCAA) and field hockey senior Melissa Buttray earned
the same honor from the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA).
Track and Field standouts William Brown (55 meter hurdles) and Eugene Asimou
(shot put) received their All-America accolades by virtue of their Top 8
ranking at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championship.

Athletes
in the Community

Montclair
State student-athletes also starred in community service projects, taking part
in the annual Holiday Toy Drive and helping out at the Essex County Special
Olympics. Montclair State also sponsored “Hoops for Haiti,” a charity
basketball tournament held at the Panzer Athletic Center in April to raise
money to help Red Cross relief efforts in Haiti.

A Record
All-Academic Team

Montclair
State student-athletes continue to excel not only on the playing field, but in
the classroom as well. A record 75 student-athletes were named to the 2010 New
Jersey Athletic Conference All-Academic Team, which recognizes those
student-athletes with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or better.

Montclair
State to Host NCAA LACROSSE Championship

Montclair
State was selected as the host for the 2012 NCAA Division III Women’s Lacrosse
Championship. The national semifinals and finals will be held at Sprague Field
on May 19-20, 2012. The event will mark the second time that an NCAA national
championship will take place at the University. In 2009, Montclair State hosted
the NCAA Division III Softball Championship.